Bridgeport Lottery Draws With Prizes and Agents
A 1000 prize lottery drawing set for December 27 in Connecticut lists 3479 prizes totaling 60 009 dollars with 6 521 blanks. Managers Hezekiah Howe Moses Tyron Jr George Hoadley, Hartford and New Haven agents sell tickets and guarantee prompt prize payment. Also reports two marriages and a major destructive fire at a Bridgeport furniture factory with estimated 160 000 dollar loss and 130 workers affected.
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Echems
New Haven Og
Hezekiah Howe
Moses Tyron, Jr
George Hoadley
J. Walter
New Haven
M. Shepard
Hartford
Bridgeport
Jesse Sterling
F. Hantora
Sherman, Marsh Company
M. DeForest
Harmony Insurance Company of
New York
E. B. Goodsell
Teutons Question Naval Victory After Jutland
German readers show strong interest in wartime books with Anton Fendrich praising Germanys leaders and Admiral von Scheer while skeptics doubt a British defeat. The author recalls congratulating the admiral and notes delayed reports of the Lutzow and Rostock losses fueling defeat rumors.
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Germany
Anton Fendrich
Teuton
Admiral von Scheer
Jutland
Herr Fendrich
Admiral von Schker
Berlin
North Sea
Admiralty
Lutzow
Rostock
England's Laureate Bridges Born Oct 23 1844
England's poet laureate Robert Bridges born October 23 1844 is described as devoted to art, indifferent to applause, and a physician who wrote for joy. The piece notes his Oxford/Eton origins, retirement in 1882 to Boar's Hill, his surprise selection, and lists past laureates with a Burns tribute and a brief ad.
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Robert Bridges
England
Eton
Oxford
London
Boar's Hill
Alfred Austin
Chaucer
Edmund Spenser
Ber Johnson
John Dryden
Colley Cibber
Robert Southey
William Wordsworth
Alfred Tennyson
Bridges
Robert Burns
Burns
Scotia
Helicon
Nickie Ben
Robbie Burns
Bridgeport Driving Club to Pick State Fair Site
At a Tuesday meeting members plan to choose a site for the State fair from options near Meriden Avon Park Beardsley Park and Seaside Park after viewing plots in Stratford. The Bridgeport Cycle Company dissolves with William Stiff taking over as sole proprietor. October brides include Benjamin Turney and Irene Bilis wed at 5 Whitney Avenue. Fairfield notes include E W S Pickett leasing near Southport trolley terminus and Charles J Banks recovering from a fall.
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Bridgeport Driving Club
Lee Brothers Furniture
Meriden
Dr. Martin
Charles Lee
Frank Miller
Edward Godfrey
Frank Naramoré
Henry L. Blackman
Stratford
Avon Park
Beardsley
Seaside Park
Bridgeport Cycle Company
William Stiff
William B. Stiff
A. B. Post
Benjamin Turney
Irene Bilis
Bertram J. Warren
Whitney Avenue
Mr.Brown
North Main Street E
A. A. Warren
Marion Chase
Fairfield
E. W
Pickett
Thomas Carey
Southport
Charles J. Banks
Old Sleuth: Nickel Library Pioneer Turns 79
The first of the five cent libraries to gain fame was Old Sleuth by Harlan P. Halsey born today at seventy nine. He produced weekly chapters of daring escapes for years, with rivals Nick Carter and Old King Brady and other dime novels evolving as youth fiction shifted to movies ending the nickel series.
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Five Cent
Harlan P. Halsey
City of Churches
Board of Education
Isey
Nick Carter
King Brady
Mr. Halsey
Frank Reade
Frank Merriwell
Fred Fearnot
Wilson Defeats 'Unthinkable' Support From Abroad
William Dean of Winnipeg Manitoba writes the Woodrow Wilson Independent League urging re election. He notes Americans abroad support Wilson for keeping neutrality and maintaining respect during the European war and warns that his defeat would be unthinkable to Americans outside the United States.
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Wilson
United States
William Dean
Woodrow Wilson Independent League
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Europe
Woodrow Wilson
Sure Quality And Service For Diamonds And Jewelry
A dealer promotes reliable quality and service for jewelry buyers. They urge customers to judge by merit of goods and fair prices and to investigate through personal experience. The offer emphasizes assurance without excessive profit.
Fruit-a-tives End Indigestion Claims Cure
A testimonial from Fred J. Caveen of Toronto describes severe indigestion and heart issues eased after using Fruit-a-tives. He reports improvement after three boxes and endorses the product, listing prices 50c a box, 6 for $2.50, with mail-order from Fruit-a-tives Limited Ogdensburg NY.
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Gerrard St
East
Toronto
Fred J. Caveen
Ogdensburg
Italian Boy Scouts Mobilized to Serve Behind Front Lines
The Italian War Ministry ordered the Boy Scouts to war zones or military support roles. About 500 were sent from Bologna north to Brindisi, each section with its own cooks, rations, and gear. Scouts gain one month of military service for each year served, with the Decalogue guiding conduct.
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Boy Scouts
Italy
Bologna
Brindisi
Adriatic Sea
Rome
Boy Scouts Movement
United States
War Department
Army
Navy
England
France
Alps
Illinois Democrats praise Wilson and Dunne ticket
The rank and file of the Illinois Democracy praise President Wilson and Edward F. Dunne for leadership. Voters are urged that the ticket represents the strongest and most morally upright slate the party has offered, with confidence and respect from the people of Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois State Register
Wilson
Edward F. Dunne
Democrats of
Illinois
Tanlac Restores Robinson After Malaria Battle
Chester B. Robinson of 368 Fairfield avenue credits Tanlac with curing two and a half years of malaria in Connecticut. He says he slept poorly, lacked appetite and energy, and felt exhausted, but after using Tanlac his health improved, he sleeps well, has a strong appetite, and can dine on three square meals daily. The Tanlac Man, M. M. Ochincoff, at Atlantic Pharmacy, 990 Main Street, promotes the remedy.
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Chester B. Robinson
Tanlac
Fairfield Avenue
Atlantic Pharmacy
Connecticut
Mr. Robinson
Mr. Ochincoff
M. M. Ochincoff
Main Street
King Bombards Voters With G. O. P. Verbiage
A Republican effort in Fairfield enue employs about 30 girls to prepare and mail campaign literature to voters. Circulars list city hall selectmen session hours and provide a return post card for those impeded from voting, with an automobile offered for pickup. The drive promotes speeches by Hughes Roosevelt McLean E J Hill and a John T King warning that the country will suffer if the Republican ticket loses.
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Republican
Fairfield Enue
City Hall
Hughes
Roosevelt
McLean
E. J. Hill
John T. King
May call back some pensioned firemen debated by Bridgeport officials
Firemen Aaron M Hughes of Engine No 10 is suspended for intoxication and will have a Wednesday fire commission hearing. John J Flynn of Engine No 9 faces a charge for failing to answer an alarm. Officials discuss recalling pensioned disabled members who have recovered to rejoin service. Commissioner Tague heads a committee to seek city attorney opinion with a report due Wednesday night.
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Bridgeport
Aaron M. Hughes
Engine Company No. 10
Bridgeport Fire Department
Hughes
Patrick Hy
Edward Johnson
W. H. Currey
Johnson
John J. Flynn
Engine Company No. 9
Fire Department
Tague
Comley
Many Seek to Join Woodrow Wilson Club Rally
The Young Men's Woodrow Wilson club will hold a rally in the Hinkee Dee club rooms Beers building Broad street Friday evening. Several prominent speakers will be pointed. Sixty applications for membership were received at the meeting evening.
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Young Men
Woodrow Wilson Club
Hinkee Dee Club
Beers Building
Broad Street
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